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Western Connecticut State University is located in Danbury, Connecticut. It is a mid-size public school part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has 5,082 undergraduate students enrolled and admission is somewhat selective with an acceptance rate of 70.8%.

Popular majors include Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, and Psychology. 44% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $37,800.

Western Connecticut State University has around 5,671 applicants.

Of the students admitted, 21% decide to enroll at Western Connecticut State University. This is the admissions yield. A higher admisssions yield means students want to attend the school. A lower one means that they decided to attend another school.

Out of the 5,671 applicants 46% are men and 54% are women. This means that for every 100 male applicants, there are 120 women, or for every 100 female applicants, there are 84 men.

Western Connecticut State University's acceptance rate is 70.8%. The acceptance rate for men is 66.5% and the acceptance rate for women is 74.5%.

Western Connecticut State University Admissions Yield

Graduation Rate

Will you be able to pay off your debt?

The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.

Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.

To learn more and apply for financial aid at Western Connecticut State University you can visit www.wcsu.edu/finaid/.

Western Connecticut State University students, on average, make $50,400 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 6 years after graduation).

Their salary grows by around 7% in the several years after graduation.

Average Earnings of Students from Western Connecticut State University

How much will your income increase each year?

Median Earnings of Students from Western Connecticut State University

Range of Salary Outcomes 10 Years After Starting at Western Connecticut State University

Is it worth your money to attend Western Connecticut State University? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.

We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.

By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.

A higher number is better.

Tuition vs. Earnings

Can you go to grad school at Western Connecticut State University?

Undergraduate Focus

Student Median Household Income

Are there more men or more women?

Western Connecticut State University around the same number of female and male undergrads.

This means that for every 100 women, there are 92 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 108 women.

Undergraduate Student Diversity at Western Connecticut State University

Student Age

Where are Students from?

Western Connecticut State University Popular Majors

The most popular majors at Western Connecticut State University are:

1. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
2. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
4. Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
5. Psychology

Students Who Transfer Out of Western Connecticut State University

Student retention rate is an indicator of student satisfaction. Retention rate is the percentage of students who continue to study at the college the following year.

Higher retention rates mean students tend to stay at the college, while lower retention rates students are unsatisfied and leave.

Western Connecticut State University has a retention rate of 73% for full-time undergrads, which is neither high nor low.

Western Connecticut State University has around 572 students who transfer into the school each year. This is somewhat low at approximately 11% of total undergraduates.

Higher transfer in rates mean that students see Western Connecticut State University as better than the college they were previously enrolled in. Higher rates also mean that there will be more new faces on campus.

Presidential Election Results of 2016

Politically, Connecticut tends to be Somewhat Democratic. In the 2016 Presidential election, 55% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 41% voted for the Republican party, and 3% voted for neither.